Your Own Organic Pantry

Everyone should have organic foods in their diet. What better than to grown your own and know you're getting 100 per cent pesticide free veggies and herbs. For those of you who say no , you can't, you have a brown thumb, then think again, There's a new book out there to help you garden and eat better.

Gardening For Geeks (Adams Media Publishers) is one of the best gardening/recipe books out there. Written by Garden Nerd author, Christy Wilhelmi, it not only give you exact plans for a regular sized backyard organic garden but for  a smaller sized city one too.There are also plans for mini greenhouses and solar drying stands for drying  your produce She carefully goes over everything from the types of veggies and herbs to what you can do with them. Every problem from too much sun to aphid attacks are also discussed. There are also chapters on how to grow from seed and how to grow younger plants purchased from a nursery,

The best part is the recipe section. This is a true vegan recipe book, using fresh from the garden veggies in a variety of different ways.There are garlicky greens made with kale, collard greens and a melange of stems from beet to Swiss chard). There are kale chips given a spike with apple cider along with roasted radishes. Ms. Wilhelmi also adds a how to can tomatoes, perfect for bumper crops Add the pesto recipe given and you have a great organic pasta sauce.

Eating organic and eating healthy should be every one's goals. Start in your own backyard with a garden. Thanks to Gardening for Geeks, it's not only easy but fun too.